Chapter 116 - Chapter 116: Chapter 112: Crushing (1/2)
Chapter 116: Chapter 112: Crushing
The scorching airwave forced Byrne to step back a considerable distance, taking in a deep breath of hot air, he finally managed to dispose of the ever-pressing Baron Kesse.
This man was a strong and domineering enemy, yet not a very clever one, and an even greater concern to Byrne was the colossal entity that was the Garcia family.
“No need to deal with the body specially, I guess,” he murmured as he looked toward the still-burning flames.
The manor should be taken care of by now, their surprise attack caught the Kesse family off guard, and with Chris, already at the 3rd Rank, stationed there, nothing should go wrong.
The time for “transcend” had passed, and Byrne suddenly felt a heaviness in his head, not quite used to it, and closed his eyes.
In reality, the spirit rune “transcend” didn’t have true side effects; it’s just that the transition from a superhuman state back to normal caused a strong sense of disparity.
“Hmm…”
Byrne groaned, gradually recovering from the discomfort.
Suddenly, he heard the sound of wind as if a sharp gale was approaching from afar. He immediately became alert and opened his eyes.
In front of him, not too far away, stood a man with a deep frown.
The man was dressed in grey, very tall, at least 1.9 meters, with piercing eyes and high cheekbones, wearing clothing emblazed with the Garcia family’s crest.
“Are you Byrne Fischer? Did Baron Kesse just die in that explosion?”
His voice was full of arrogance, with an overtly hostile tone.
Byrne was slightly startled before he realized he had emerged from his disguised state and his true identity was completely exposed.
He didn’t answer but contemplated what to do next.
The man’s clothes bore the Garcia family’s crest, and Byrne quickly recalled the man’s identity through “Profound Memory.”
William Garcia, a Mid-level Transmutation, powerful Extraordinary Exponent.
One of the Garcia family’s Level 2 Extraordinary Exponents, he originally was an illegal supernatural being in a mercenary group, then paid a hefty sum to the church as atonement to “come ashore.”
After gaining legal status, he chose to attach himself to the Garcia family and became the son-in-law of Viscount Garcia.
William Garcia looked at the flames consuming Kesse manor in the distance, sighed, and said with tightly furrowed brows:
“These past few days I’ve been betting on horses in Black Mountain Town. Right after the alarm for the Mysterious rare artifact was set off, I rushed here immediately, seems I’m still late.”
He paused for a moment then suddenly said with murderous intent:
“Byrne Fischer, I’ll kill you now and then exterminate all those Fischer people to avenge the Kesse family. Lord Viscount Garcia probably won’t be angry then.”
A killing intent as blatant and intense as if it was tangible instantly struck fear deep in Byrne’s heart!
The spirit rune “transcend” couldn’t be used again in a short time, and most of his Spiritual Power was also depleted, making it extremely difficult to fight another battle against a Mid-level Transmutation opponent!
He knew that after reaching Level 2, every small rank advancement meant a significant gap.
A Mid-level Transmutation Extraordinary Exponent could easily confront two to three low-level Transmutation opponents alone!
With the Extraordinary ability from “Profound Memory,” he remembered William Garcia’s power of Bloodline was the “Windfrost Guard,” controlling the Elemental powers of wind and frost.
Though he intended to silence him, Byrne thought it best to try and make an escape.
“Flame!”
He growled, countless flame butterflies emerged from his hand, instantly enveloping William Garcia.
Byrne planned to act first to create an opportunity to flee.
However, William Garcia simply swung his arm, and a great amount of frost appeared out of nowhere, covering the surroundings, then collided with the flame butterflies to turn into large amounts of steam.
The steam completely obscured the view, and Byrne instinctively used “Mirror Deflection” to create an invisible mirror in front of him for defense!
The next moment, he felt death approaching.
That terrifying premonition of stepping into the hands of a deadly foe was almost unprecedented.
As if he had teleported, William Garcia crossed nearly a hundred meters instantaneously and emotionlessly approached Byrne.
The man used the power of the tempest to propel his body forward, unleashing a hurricane-wrapped fist, smashing into Byrne’s invisible mirror with devastating force, even scattering the surrounding steam with the terrifying impact of the punch!
“Bang!”
The invisible mirror shattered under the punch as if it were nothing more than brittle debris, with the enormous aftermath dispersing in all directions.
Byrne felt a tremendous force hit him, sending his body flying backward a great distance, breaking several trees in succession before crashing to the ground.
He felt his organs tear and bones break, coughing up blood continuously, trying to stand, but after several attempts, he simply couldn’t get up.
The gap in strength was just too vast!
Even Baron Kesse, with the defensive power of “Blackstone Iron Dragon,” would likely be severely injured after three punches; their powers were simply not on the same level.
Byrne was now acutely aware of one thing; there was no way he could defeat this man and he had to find a way to escape.
What to do next?
If he pursued the Fischer family with such terrifying speed, they might all die tonight.
Unless he sought the great power of the Lord of the Lost…
Irene would certainly act if she were aware of the circumstances; he should inform her first and foremost, as the best way to minimize family losses.
Byrne felt profound sadness within his heart, that fate would have him personally ask Irene to step towards death.
William Garcia continued emotionlessly, “Head of the Fischer family, let’s end our fight here. The next time I strike, I’ll kill you.”
“I’ll be busy tonight, I hope you won’t waste any more of my time.”
Byrne didn’t give up struggling for survival, he steeled his gaze on a distant stone and snapped his fingers.
“Snap.”
The next moment, he had switched places with the distant stone, then struggled to his feet and started running, continuously increasing the distance with “Shape-shifting” as he fled.